The Bible depicts Nebuchadrezzar II and his city as doomed, but to his own people, he restored Babylon to glory.

Babylon reached its zenith under Nebuchadrezzar II, when its outer wall—built to the northeast of the city center, shown above—contained a total urban area of over three square miles.

Traditionally, it is believed that the gardens were created by Queen Sammu-ramat, who ruyled from 810 to 783 or by King Nebuchadrezzar II, who supposedly commissioned them to comfort his wife ...

“Despite the fateful part he played in Judah’s history, Nebuchadrezzar [Nebuchadnezzer is sometimes referred to this way] is seen in Jewish tradition in a predominantly favorable light,” wrote H ...